Just add it to the “Google doesn’t give a shit” pile. For example, they don’t allow “mass-produced” or “inauthentic” content on the platform and to be fair, they do seem to be cracking down on some, but there’s still a sea of monetized AI slop they have to wade through before we can call this particular policy enforced.
Oh, right. YouTube has ads.
Why do people watch YT with ads when there are options not to?
On a browser on my PC the choice is easy.
On every other device I own there is substantial friction to blocking the ads(by design)
Use newpipe it’s great. You can even listen instead of watch. Live streams work too and you can subscribe to your chosen channels and create local playlist. Basically you can’t comment but you can read comments.
Android: Revanced, Morphe, Newpipe
iOS: AdGuard
Android TV: SmartTube
WebOS: Youtube-webOS (unfortunately requires registering a developer account)
let me add Grayjay to the android list. It’s from FUTO which I trust
